| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Louis Haley (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Jonathan Griffin (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Anderson Zwagerman (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - James Oppenheim (fresh) 4 pts. C - Luther Baker (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Scott Blackwell (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SG - Lloyd Guillen (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Jacob Miller (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Phillip Dean (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - David White (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Jacob Miller inbounds the ball | 33-25 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:45 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing but the foul's on Jonathan Griffin - foul #1 on Jonathan Griffin, team foul #1 | 33-25 |
| 19:45 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell makes the 1st free throw | 33-26 |
| 19:45 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell makes the 2nd free throw | 33-27 |
| 19:45 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell misses the 3rd free throw | 33-27 |
| 19:45 | Mississippi | Luther Baker grabs the defensive rebound | 33-27 |
| 19:42 | Mississippi | Scott Blackwell takes the ball from Jonathan Griffin in the backcourt | 33-27 |
| 19:40 | Illinois | Lloyd Guillen lays it up and in on a great pass from Scott Blackwell | 33-29 |
| 19:25 | Mississippi | Jacob Miller swats the layup by Jonathan Griffin | 33-29 |
| 19:24 | Illinois | Phillip Dean gets the rebound | 33-29 |
| 18:55 | Illinois | Jacob Miller connects on the floater near the basket on a nice dish by Scott Blackwell and he's fouled by Anderson Zwagerman - foul #1 on Anderson Zwagerman, team foul #2 | 33-31 |
| 18:55 | Illinois | Jacob Miller makes the free throw | 33-32 |
| 18:44 | Mississippi | Anderson Zwagerman misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-32 |
| 18:42 | Illinois | Phillip Dean grabs the defensive rebound | 33-32 |
| 18:16 | Illinois | David White clanks a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Luther Baker - foul #3 on Luther Baker, team foul #3 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jason Zidek (C) Luther Baker | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 18:16 | Illinois | David White makes the 1st free throw | 33-33 |
| 18:16 | Illinois | David White makes the 2nd free throw | 33-34 |
| 17:52 | Mississippi | Louis Haley is open but misses the lay-in | 33-34 |
| 17:50 | Illinois | Phillip Dean grabs the defensive rebound | 33-34 |
| 17:32 | Illinois | Phillip Dean clanks a shot from the baseline | 33-34 |
| 17:30 | Mississippi | Jason Zidek grabs the defensive rebound | 33-34 |
| 17:23 | Mississippi | Louis Haley is called for traveling | 33-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Angel Lombardi (PG), James Reny (SG), William Hacker (SF) Louis Haley, Jonathan Griffin, Anderson Zwagerman | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 17:01 | Illinois | Phillip Dean hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Jason Zidek - foul #1 on Jason Zidek, team foul #4 | 33-36 |
| 17:01 | Illinois | Phillip Dean makes the free throw | 33-37 |
| 16:54 | Mississippi | Angel Lombardi connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-37 |
| 16:26 | Illinois | Jacob Miller is fouled on the floor by William Hacker - foul #1 on William Hacker, team foul #5 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Louis Haley (PG) William Hacker | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 16:05 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-37 |
| 16:04 | Mississippi | James Oppenheim grabs the board | 36-37 |
| 15:45 | Mississippi | Jason Zidek clanks a floater from the right block | 36-37 |
| 15:44 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Lloyd Guillen | 36-37 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Louis Haley (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Angel Lombardi (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Reny (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - James Oppenheim (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Jason Zidek (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Scott Blackwell (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Lloyd Guillen (tiring) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jacob Miller (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Phillip Dean (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - David White (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:21 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell clanks a jump hook from the right block | 36-37 |
| 15:20 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to James Oppenheim | 36-37 |
| 15:18 | Mississippi | Jacob Miller is called for the reach on James Reny in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jacob Miller, team foul #1 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jonathan Griffin (SG), Anderson Zwagerman (PF), Luther Baker (C) Angel Lombardi, James Oppenheim, Jason Zidek | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffrey Craig (PG), Harry Timmons (SG), Trevor Finley (SF), Ralph Hylton (PF), Joseph Pearce (C) Scott Blackwell, Lloyd Guillen, Jacob Miller, Phillip Dean, David White | |
| 15:02 | Mississippi | Anderson Zwagerman hits the easy wide open finger roll set up by Jonathan Griffin and he's fouled by Ralph Hylton - foul #1 on Ralph Hylton, team foul #2 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gregory Trice (PG), William Hacker (SF) Louis Haley, James Reny | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 15:02 | Mississippi | Anderson Zwagerman misses the free throw | 38-37 |
| 15:02 | Illinois | Harry Timmons grabs the board | 38-37 |
| 14:43 | Illinois | Harry Timmons misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-37 |
| 14:42 | Illinois | Joseph Pearce hits the follow up shot | 38-39 |
| 14:25 | Mississippi | Anderson Zwagerman misses short on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Trevor Finley - foul #1 on Trevor Finley, team foul #3 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jacob Miller (SF) Trevor Finley | |
| 14:25 | Mississippi | Anderson Zwagerman makes the 1st free throw | 39-39 |
| 14:25 | Mississippi | Anderson Zwagerman misses the 2nd free throw | 39-39 |
| 14:25 | Illinois | Ralph Hylton snags the defensive board | 39-39 |
| 14:08 | Illinois | Jeffrey Craig connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 39-41 |
| 14:03 | Mississippi | Jonathan Griffin is hacked by Ralph Hylton in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ralph Hylton, team foul #4 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Louis Haley (PG), James Reny (SF) Gregory Trice, William Hacker | |
| Subs | Illinois | Phillip Dean (PF) Ralph Hylton | |
| 13:52 | Mississippi | James Reny hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 39-41 |
| 13:50 | Illinois | Jacob Miller snags the defensive board | 39-41 |
| 13:30 | Illinois | Jeffrey Craig is whistled for traveling | 39-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Blackwell (PG) Jeffrey Craig | |
| 13:08 | Mississippi | Anderson Zwagerman is called for 3 seconds | 39-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Angel Lombardi (SG), James Oppenheim (PF) Jonathan Griffin, Anderson Zwagerman | |
| Subs | Illinois | David White (SF) Jacob Miller | |
| 12:39 | Illinois | Joseph Pearce scores on a jumpshot from the right side | 39-43 |
| 12:26 | Mississippi | James Reny is fouled on the floor by Joseph Pearce - foul #3 on Joseph Pearce, team foul #5 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gregory Trice (PG), William Hacker (SF), Jason Zidek (C) Louis Haley, James Reny, Luther Baker | |
| Subs | Illinois | Lloyd Guillen (SG), Ralph Hylton (PF) Harry Timmons, Phillip Dean | |
| 12:02 | Mississippi | James Oppenheim misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Lloyd Guillen - foul #2 on Lloyd Guillen, team foul #6 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jonathan Griffin (SG), Anderson Zwagerman (SF) Gregory Trice, William Hacker | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffrey Craig (PG), Jacob Miller (SF) Scott Blackwell, David White | |
| 12:02 | Mississippi | James Oppenheim makes the 1st free throw | 40-43 |
| 12:02 | Mississippi | James Oppenheim makes the 2nd free throw | 41-43 |
| 11:49 | Illinois | Ralph Hylton misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by James Oppenheim - foul #1 on James Oppenheim, team foul #6 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Hacker (SF) James Oppenheim | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 11:49 | Illinois | Ralph Hylton misses the 1st free throw | 41-43 |
| 11:49 | Illinois | Ralph Hylton makes the 2nd free throw | 41-44 |
| 11:47 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Craig picks off the pass by Angel Lombardi in the backcourt | 41-44 |
| 11:44 | Illinois | Jeffrey Craig hits the finger roll | 41-46 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Angel Lombardi (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jonathan Griffin (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Hacker (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Anderson Zwagerman (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Jason Zidek (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Jeffrey Craig (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Lloyd Guillen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jacob Miller (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Ralph Hylton (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Pearce (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 11:24 | Mississippi | Jason Zidek banks in the wide open layup | 43-46 |
| 11:03 | Illinois | Jacob Miller is called for the illegal screen - foul #4 on Jacob Miller, team foul #7 | 43-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Louis Haley (PG), James Reny (SF), Luther Baker (C) Angel Lombardi, William Hacker, Jason Zidek | |
| Subs | Illinois | Harry Timmons (SG), Phillip Dean (PF) Lloyd Guillen, Ralph Hylton | |
| 10:46 | Mississippi | Anderson Zwagerman is open but misses the lay-in | 43-46 |
| 10:44 | Mississippi | Luther Baker tips it back up and in | 45-46 |
| 10:16 | Illinois | Jeffrey Craig is hacked by James Reny - foul #3 on James Reny, team foul #7 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Hacker (SF), James Oppenheim (PF) Jonathan Griffin, Anderson Zwagerman | |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Blackwell (SF), David White (C) Jacob Miller, Joseph Pearce | |
| 10:16 | Illinois | Jeffrey Craig makes the 1st free throw | 45-47 |
| 10:16 | Illinois | Jeffrey Craig makes the 2nd free throw | 45-48 |
| 09:58 | Mississippi | Phillip Dean swats the short shot by William Hacker | 45-48 |
| 09:56 | Mississippi | James Oppenheim can't tip it in | 45-48 |
| 09:55 | Illinois | The rebound goes to David White | 45-48 |
| 09:34 | Illinois | Phillip Dean misses long on a runner from the baseline | 45-48 |
| 09:32 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell hits the follow up shot | 45-50 |
| 09:14 | Mississippi | Luther Baker clanks a jumper near the basket | 45-50 |
| 09:12 | Mississippi | Luther Baker pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-50 |
| 08:57 | Mississippi | James Oppenheim double dribbles | 45-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Angel Lombardi (PG), Jonathan Griffin (SG), Anderson Zwagerman (PF), Jason Zidek (C) Louis Haley, James Reny, James Oppenheim, Luther Baker | |
| Subs | Illinois | Lloyd Guillen (SG), Trevor Finley (SF), Ralph Hylton (PF) Harry Timmons, Scott Blackwell, Phillip Dean | |
| 08:28 | Illinois | Jeffrey Craig misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Jason Zidek - foul #2 on Jason Zidek, team foul #8 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Oppenheim (PF) William Hacker | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jacob Miller (SF), Joseph Pearce (C) Trevor Finley, David White | |
| 08:28 | Illinois | Jeffrey Craig misses the 1st free throw | 45-50 |
| 08:28 | Illinois | Jeffrey Craig makes the 2nd free throw | 45-51 |
| 08:11 | Mississippi | Jonathan Griffin can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 45-51 |
| 08:09 | Illinois | Jacob Miller grabs the defensive rebound | 45-51 |
| 07:46 | Illinois | Ralph Hylton misses the floater in the lane but the foul's on James Oppenheim - foul #2 on James Oppenheim, team foul #9 | 45-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Louis Haley (PG), James Reny (SF) Angel Lombardi, Anderson Zwagerman | |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Blackwell (PG) Jeffrey Craig | |
| 07:46 | Illinois | Ralph Hylton misses the 1st free throw | 45-51 |
| 07:46 | Illinois | Ralph Hylton makes the 2nd free throw | 45-52 |
| 07:42 | Mississippi | Lloyd Guillen is called for the reach on Louis Haley in the backcourt - foul #3 on Lloyd Guillen, team foul #8 | 45-52 |
| 07:42 | Mississippi | Louis Haley makes the 1st free throw | 46-52 |
| 07:42 | Mississippi | Louis Haley makes the 2nd free throw | 47-52 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Louis Haley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jonathan Griffin (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Reny (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - James Oppenheim (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Jason Zidek (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Scott Blackwell (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Lloyd Guillen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jacob Miller (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Ralph Hylton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Pearce (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 07:22 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell misses long on a shot from the left side | 47-52 |
| 07:21 | Illinois | Ralph Hylton pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-52 |
| 06:59 | Illinois | Lloyd Guillen scores on a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Scott Blackwell | 47-54 |
| 06:40 | Mississippi | James Reny comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 47-54 |
| 06:38 | Illinois | Joseph Pearce grabs the board | 47-54 |
| 06:10 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell knocks in the turnaround from close range | 47-56 |
| 06:00 | Mississippi | Louis Haley comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-56 |
| 05:58 | Illinois | Ralph Hylton grabs the board | 47-56 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 05:53 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Anderson Zwagerman (PF), Luther Baker (C) James Oppenheim, Jason Zidek | |
| Subs | Illinois | Harry Timmons (SG), Phillip Dean (PF), David White (C) Lloyd Guillen, Ralph Hylton, Joseph Pearce | |
| 05:38 | Illinois | David White can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 47-56 |
| 05:36 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Jonathan Griffin | 47-56 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 05:19 | Mississippi | Luther Baker misses long on a driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Jacob Miller - foul #5 on Jacob Miller, team foul #9 | 47-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Angel Lombardi (SG) Jonathan Griffin | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffrey Craig (PG), Ralph Hylton (C) Scott Blackwell, Jacob Miller | |
| 05:19 | Mississippi | Luther Baker misses the 1st free throw | 47-56 |
| 05:19 | Mississippi | Luther Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 48-56 |
| 05:01 | Illinois | Jeffrey Craig misses the jumpshot from the right side | 48-56 |
| 05:00 | Mississippi | Anderson Zwagerman grabs the defensive rebound | 48-56 |
| 04:46 | Mississippi | Louis Haley misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 48-56 |
| 04:45 | Mississippi | Luther Baker tips it home | 50-56 |
| 04:30 | Illinois | Harry Timmons throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joseph Pearce (C) Ralph Hylton | |
| 04:16 | Mississippi | Louis Haley misses badly on the uncontested 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-56 |
| 04:14 | Mississippi | Luther Baker tips it but misses | 50-56 |
| 04:13 | Mississippi | Angel Lombardi snags the offensive board | 50-56 |
| 03:58 | Mississippi | Louis Haley connects on the shot from the right side on a great pass from Anderson Zwagerman | 52-56 |
| 03:31 | Illinois | Joseph Pearce is called for traveling | 52-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jonathan Griffin (SG), William Hacker (SF), James Oppenheim (PF), Jason Zidek (C) Louis Haley, James Reny, Anderson Zwagerman, Luther Baker | |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Blackwell (PG), Lloyd Guillen (SG) Jeffrey Craig, Harry Timmons | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Angel Lombardi (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jonathan Griffin (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Hacker (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Oppenheim (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Jason Zidek (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Scott Blackwell (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Lloyd Guillen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - David White (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Phillip Dean (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Joseph Pearce (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:19 | Mississippi | William Hacker's floater is tipped away by David White | 52-56 |
| 03:17 | Illinois | Joseph Pearce grabs the defensive rebound | 52-56 |
| 02:54 | Illinois | Phillip Dean's floater is tipped away by Jason Zidek | 52-56 |
| 02:53 | Mississippi | James Oppenheim snags the defensive board | 52-56 |
| 02:53 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Louis Haley (PG), Anderson Zwagerman (SF), Luther Baker (C) Angel Lombardi, William Hacker, Jason Zidek | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 02:49 | Mississippi | Jonathan Griffin travels in the backcourt | 52-56 |
| 02:30 | Illinois | Phillip Dean's pass is intercepted by Jonathan Griffin | 52-56 |
| 02:16 | Mississippi | Anderson Zwagerman is hacked by Joseph Pearce - foul #4 on Joseph Pearce, team foul #10 | 52-56 |
| 02:16 | Mississippi | Anderson Zwagerman makes the 1st free throw | 53-56 |
| 02:16 | Mississippi | Anderson Zwagerman misses the 2nd free throw | 53-56 |
| 02:16 | Illinois | David White pulls down the rebound | 53-56 |
| 01:47 | Illinois | Lloyd Guillen connects on the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Scott Blackwell | 53-59 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 01:29 | Mississippi | Luther Baker misses the jumper from the left side | 53-59 |
| 01:28 | Mississippi | Luther Baker tips it back up and in | 55-59 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 01:25 | Illinois | Phillip Dean is hacked by Louis Haley in the backcourt - foul #3 on Louis Haley, team foul #10 | 55-59 |
| 01:25 | Illinois | Phillip Dean makes the 1st free throw | 55-60 |
| 01:25 | Illinois | Phillip Dean misses the 2nd free throw | 55-60 |
| 01:25 | Illinois | David White grabs the offensive board | 55-60 |
| 01:22 | Illinois | David White is fouled on the floor by James Oppenheim - foul #3 on James Oppenheim, team foul #11 | 55-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Harry Timmons (SG), Trevor Finley (SF) Lloyd Guillen, Joseph Pearce | |
| 01:22 | Illinois | David White misses the 1st free throw | 55-60 |
| 01:22 | Illinois | David White makes the 2nd free throw | 55-61 |
| 01:12 | Mississippi | Anderson Zwagerman drills a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Luther Baker | 57-61 |
| 01:12 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 57-61 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Lloyd Guillen (SG), Joseph Pearce (C) Harry Timmons, Trevor Finley | |
| 01:11 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell is hacked by Louis Haley in the backcourt - foul #4 on Louis Haley, team foul #12 | 57-61 |
| 01:11 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell misses the 1st free throw | 57-61 |
| 01:11 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell makes the 2nd free throw | 57-62 |
| 00:58 | Mississippi | James Oppenheim blows the layup but he's hacked by Phillip Dean - foul #1 on Phillip Dean, team foul #11 | 57-62 |
| 00:58 | Mississippi | James Oppenheim makes the 1st free throw | 58-62 |
| 00:58 | Mississippi | James Oppenheim makes the 2nd free throw | 59-62 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:33 | Illinois | Phillip Dean misses short on a floater in the lane | 59-62 |
| 00:31 | Mississippi | Jonathan Griffin snags the defensive board | 59-62 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:18 | Mississippi | Jonathan Griffin misses long on a shot from the right wing | 59-62 |
| 00:16 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell snags the defensive board | 59-62 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:15 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell is hacked by Louis Haley in the backcourt - foul #5 on Louis Haley, team foul #13 | 59-62 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Angel Lombardi (PG) Louis Haley | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffrey Craig (PG), Harry Timmons (SG) Lloyd Guillen, Joseph Pearce | |
| 00:15 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell makes the 1st free throw | 59-63 |
| 00:15 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell misses the 2nd free throw | 59-63 |
| 00:15 | Mississippi | Luther Baker grabs the defensive rebound | 59-63 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:09 | Mississippi | Luther Baker is hacked by David White - foul #2 on David White, team foul #12 | 59-63 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Lloyd Guillen (SG), Joseph Pearce (C) Jeffrey Craig, Harry Timmons | |
| 00:09 | Mississippi | Luther Baker makes the 1st free throw | 60-63 |
| 00:09 | Mississippi | Luther Baker misses the 2nd free throw | 60-63 |
| 00:09 | Illinois | Lloyd Guillen grabs the board | 60-63 |
| 00:08 | Illinois | Lloyd Guillen is fouled in the backcourt by Jonathan Griffin - foul #2 on Jonathan Griffin, team foul #14 | 60-63 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffrey Craig (PG) Joseph Pearce | |
| 00:08 | Illinois | Lloyd Guillen makes the 1st free throw | 60-64 |
| 00:08 | Illinois | Lloyd Guillen makes the 2nd free throw | 60-65 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:06 | Mississippi | Jonathan Griffin loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 60-65 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Harry Timmons (SG), Trevor Finley (SF) Jeffrey Craig, Lloyd Guillen | |
| 00:05 | Illinois | James Oppenheim is called for the reach on Phillip Dean - foul #4 on James Oppenheim, team foul #15 | 60-65 |
| 00:05 | Illinois | Phillip Dean makes the 1st free throw | 60-66 |
| 00:05 | Illinois | Phillip Dean makes the 2nd free throw | 60-67 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Jonathan Griffin clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 60-67 |